Rapper Fatman Scoop dies at 53 after medical emergency during CT performance

According to his tour manager, "Fatman Scoop," also known as Isaac Freeman III, passed away at the age of 53 on Friday following a medical emergency that occurred during his performance at Hamden Town Centre Park.

The resident of New York City passed out while playing on stage, and after receiving CPR, an ambulance took him to the hospital.

Freeman's tour manager, DJ and producer Birch Michael, better known by his stage as Pure Cold, announced.

The news of Freeman's passing on Facebook and Instagram early on Saturday.

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"It is with the heaviest of hearts I announce the passing of Issac Freeman III, professionally known as Fatman Scoop,"

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Michael stated. "I am honestly lost for words ...

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you took me all over the world and had me performing alongside you on some of the biggest and greatest stages on this planet

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The things you taught me have truely made me the man I am today."